Deathloop PS5 Review: 8 Ups & 3 Downs

Is Deathloop a Game of the Year contender?

by Josh Brown
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Arkane Studios

2021 will go down as the year of the timeloop game, and Deathloop, the latest release from famed developer Arkane, is the biggest and most bombastic one yet.

Here you play as Colt, a man who after being brutally murdered, quickly realises he's repeating the same day over and over. Upon either his death or the day itself finishing, he's thrown back to a beach where he wakes up with the world's worst hangover.

As Colt, your goal is to break the loop. The way to do that is to assassinate eight Visionaries - powerful enemies scattered around the game's four major areas - before the day is over.

That's easier said than done though, as Julianna - the only other person who knows they're in a time loop - is out to hunt you down. Oh, and Julianna just so happens to be controlled by another, real-life player.

The PS5 exclusive is already receiving huge praise, but does it live up to the hype?

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.